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At the end of September of 1941, the German juggernaut had replenished to the point where the final drive on Moscow could begin. Every indication pointed toward a surrender of the USSR in a month or maybe two. Hitler's legions were flush with victories and could not imagine the Russians being able to be much of a factor after the losses incurred in the early months of the campaign.

The Red Army had something to say about that.

Backed against the wall defending Moscow itself, Stalin resorted to patriotism to encourage his troops to be successful or die trying. In his favour was the combination of the extended German supply lines, the short Russian ones, incoming forces from the Far East and, soon, deteriorating weather. The historic Russian ally, General Winter, would arrive soon.

As the commander of each of these titanic forces, you lead the desperate race against time to win. As the Germans, your undefeated Panzers must press rapidly through stiffening resistance with inadequate supplies to win the grand prize: Moscow itself. As the Russians, you must slow and then stop that drive by any and all means... finally setting yourself up for the first massive Russian counteroffensive of the war. Can you do it?

Guderian's Blitzkrieg II depicts the German drive to capture Moscow in the fall of 1941 (Operation Typhoon) and the first Russian Winter Counteroffensive. In 1942, the German player could attempt another stab at Moscow, or conserve his strength to deal a death-blow to the November 1942 Russian offensive Operation Mars (as happened historically).

Guderian's Blitzkrieg II is a reprint of the 8th game in the award winning Operational Combat Series. It mates with the 2007 CSR Award winning game Case Blue to show all of the Eastern Front south of Army Group North from 1 Oct 41 through the end of May 1943.

Owners fo the 2001 printing of this game that have Case Blue will not need to purchase this printing. Owners that do not have Case Blue might be interested in this version because it incorporates the upgrades that occurred in Case Blue. In any event, setups, rules, and Orders of Arrival have been updated to the Case Blue Standards. Known errata in the original has been corrected.

Copmponents:

Series Rulebook

Game Specific Rulebook

Scenario Booklet

Two Order of Arrival Booklets

Two charts and Tables Booklets

Three 22x34 Full Colour Game Maps

Four 22x14 Full Colour Game Maps (includes Moscow Blow Up Map)

2,800 Counters

19 Scenarios

Box and Dice

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